Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities (credit: MAHSA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran’s Pezeshkian says republic won’t bow to external demands as domestic unrest resurfaces

Tehran’s crackdown on protesters and minority groups has intensified as the regime faces mounting pressure both domestically and internationally. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Saturday that his country would not yield to pressure from global powers during ongoing nuclear talks with the United States. “World powers are trying to force us into submission… but…

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Airstrikes and shooting kill at least 38 people in Gaza as calls for ceasefire grow

Airstrikes and shooting kill at least 38 people in Gaza as calls for ceasefire grow

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 38 people across Gaza, health officials said. International pressure for a ceasefire is growing, but Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu remained defiant about continuing the war during an address to the United Nations Friday afternoon. Strikes in central and northern Gaza killed people in their homes in the…

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Bangladesh calls for urgent action to prevent ‘catastrophic’ Rohingya aid crisis

Bangladesh calls for urgent action to prevent ‘catastrophic’ Rohingya aid crisis

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that the Rohingya refugee crisis is on the brink of collapse as international aid dries up, urging immediate global action to prevent “a catastrophic situation.” Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser of the interim Government Muhammad Yunus addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

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China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal

China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With China leading the way by announcing its first emission cuts, world leaders said Wednesday they are getting more serious about fighting climate change and the deadly extreme weather that comes with it. At the United Nations’ high-level climate summit, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced the world’s largest carbon-polluting country would…

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"Your countries are going to hell"

Your countries are going to hell

The senior Palestinian diplomat in the U.K., Ambassador Husam Zomlot, told CBS News on Tuesday that President Trump must live up to his vow to bring peace to the Middle East.  “We hope the U.S. will join this international momentum, and will be part of this real international quest, for an end to the genocide,”…

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